Bangladesh vs. Pakistan, 1st Test, Day 4: Highlights, Scorecard, Report

A draw seems likely in the first Test between Bangladesh and Pakistan after a glut of runs on day four in Khulna.

The tourists were finally dismissed for 628 in their first innings at the Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium shortly before lunch.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Hafeez	c Mahmudullah	b Hom	224	454	332	23	3
Aslam	c Mushfiqur Rahim	b Islam	20	50	36	2	1
Azhar Ali		b Hom	83	238	177	4	1
Younus Khan		b Islam	33	74	68	4	0
Misbah-ul-Haq	c Rubel Hossain	b Islam	59	161	122	4	2
Shafiq	c and b Shakib		83	219	158	6	0
Sarfraz Ahmed	c Sub	b Shahid	82	103	88	5	2
Riaz		b Islam	0	5	3	0	0
Yasir Shah	lbw	b Islam	13	30	15	3	0
Zulfiqar Babar	st Mahmudullah	b Islam	11	14	11	1	1
Junaid Khan	not out		0	8	6	0	0
Extras		4nb 3w 5b 8lb	20
	Bowler		Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
	Rubel Hossain		22	3	82	0
	Shahid		19	4	59	1
	Islam		46.4	4	163	6
	Hom		34	1	120	2
	Shakib		37	4	146	1
	Mahmudullah		4	0	30	0
	Sarkar		1	0	2	0
	M Haque		5	0	13	0

That gave them a first innings lead of 296, but the hosts had almost wiped that out by stumps, reaching 273 without loss in their second innings.

			Runs	Minutes	Balls	4s	6s
Tamim Iqbal	not out		138	277	183	13	4
Kayes	not out		132	277	185	15	3
Extras		2nb 1w 0b 0lb	3
Bowler			Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets
Junaid Khan			8	0	44	0
Zulfiqar Babar			16	0	60	0
Hafeez			9	0	46	0
Riaz			13	2	57	0
Yasir Shah			15	0	66	0

Resuming on 537 for five, Pakistan scored at four-and-a-half runs per over in the morning session.

Asad Shafiq and Sarfraz Ahmed both resumed on 51 but fell for 83 and 82 respectively.

Taijul Islam polished off the tail, taking three wickets, as the slow left-armer finished with figures of six for 163.

However, Pakistan’s bid to exert pressure on the hosts and force a victory were scuppered by openers Tamim Iqbal and Imrul Kayes who built a historic partnership.

Tamim was 138 not out at the close with Kayes unbeaten on 132.

Tamim’s seventh Test century came up off only 123 balls and featured 11 boundaries and three sixes. Kayes was slightly more circumspect, but his third Test ton arrived from 153 balls.

As well as securing the draw on the final day, the pair will know they are on the brink of more milestones with just a dozen 300-run opening partnerships in the history of Test cricket.